Legal Opinion

Mervine v. Aronomink Transportation Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 1, 1943No. Appeal, 186PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

Appellant boarded a bus of appellee, followed by her nineteen year old son and another man. There was one passenger in the bus. She had walked half the length of the bus toward a seat when it started and she was thrown to the floor and injured. She testified: “Well, the bus when it started, after everyone was on, gave such a jerk you could not hold your feet, and just like a ton of bricks hit you”; and again: “At first I was just thrown slightly forward, then about three or four feet back.” Her son, the only witness in her support, testified as follows: “After I…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Smith Et Ux. v. Pittsburghi Rys. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  2. Staller v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Hufnagel v. Pittsburgh Rwys. Co., Etc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. Coyle v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Wiggins v. Capital Transit CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
  2. Herholtz Et Vir v. West Penn Rys. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  3. Hall v. ZieglerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  4. Smith v. Baltimore Transit Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
  5. Miller v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958

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